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Shin__

🥹🥹🥹

Nikki

Oh he’s so brave 🫶

Harry

YES CHARLIE KNOCK THEM OUT

emily

GO CHARLIE !!!! 🥹

Charlie

You can do this Charlie!!!! Own it!!

Julian

This speech is going to be emotional 🫶🏼

vicky

YOU CAN DO IT CHARLIE !! 🫶🏼

Bec

His bravery is inspiring. ❤️

Lex

Alice, how long have you had Charlie’s speech written in your head?

Ham2417

So fucking proud of this boy!!

Claire

👏👏

Desi23

Ahhhh my baby!!! Go Charlie! You ate this!

Elena

Yes, Charlie! Be proud of yourself! 🥰🤩

a book dragon

He's so brave (and absolutely adorable)! ✨️

benji

oh charlie warlie

Olivia Brookes

OH GOD alice… when do you sleep😭😭 i swear you post these at all hours of the day

Merel

God that must take so much courage to say that in front of the whole school, including the people who bullied him. I'm so so proud of him 🥹

Rebecca

It’s so beautiful to see how far he has come 🥹

Krystyn

Bold Charlie! He can be so proud of himself. Nick must be brimming with pride 💜

Chris Mackenzie

Hi Alice, you’re churning out the pages and we thank you, but I hope you’re not wearing yourself ragged doing so.

Maisie

OH HE’S SO BRILLIANT. So proud of him!

Kaia

i just this pages will make me cry

Darling

Omg we’re witnessing history rn

KatieS

Wow!

John Deuel

I’m in awe at Charlie’s strength and courage. Always. Got me teary again.

Barb

Charlie's got my great admiration and adoration... And my mental support🫶🏻🩵

Ann-Marie Still

Yesssssss Charlie! I just had to stop myself from shouting at work!!!

Ellen🌈✨

Charlie is putting into practice the “stand tall and show them all”👌🥹

Hanneke Wiersma

Alice you did an Amazing job. I feel all the feelings Charlie is having only by looking at the page 🫶🏻

Sarah

Owning it 💪

Jay

if vol 1 Charlie could see himself saying that in front of the whole school 🥺 proud of him

Lotta HR 🩷

OMG CHAR U ARE BRAVE❤️❤️

Anaïs

Go Charlie 💪 can't wait to hear (well, read) his speech 🥹

DogBefriender22

Charlie looks so grown up in the first panel! The anticipation of what he’s going to say after the ‘because…’ and then the next two panels… I held my breath. This is going to be emotional. It already is! Good tears though 🤩

Brian Chittum

Charlie has come SO far since the series began. So proud of him!!!

BEL

Go Charlie!!!! ❤️

Katie H

Charlie has come so far, I'm so proud of him!

eva cuervo

Without detours, direct and up front. So brave!! And again the expressions on the faces of the public. and again I'm crying.😭

lia

OMG

Justin S.

You go, Charlie! ✨ I love how you’ve drawn him here

Chris

Charlie you are so worthy and bold !

Sarah Jacobs

Hell of a way to start Charlie my guy ❤️🍂

Chloe ♡

so proud of charlie he’s grown so much and starting his speech with that is so powerful with what he’s been through ❤️

Lexou chan

So proud of him 🥹

Noah

THATS A FUCKING START WOOO OMG CHARLIE /POS

Diana N

I’m so proud of how brave he is! He knows people are thinking that so get it out of the way and tell them why you’re the best choice for Head Boy. I love this ❤️

Ems

Yay Charlie!!

tara🌞

he’s so brave i’m so proud of him 😔😭🥹

Jo S

Charlie’s strength and resilience 🤗 I just want to give him a big hug! 🫂 how could they not vote for him?! 🥹 He’s just shown how much empathy he would have for other students who are struggling with any issue and how he would tackle it head on! And somehow Charlie looks full of purpose even though he would still have those nerves!😬 Thank you Alice 😊

Olivia

yay charlie you’ve got this!!!

Lilly Mae

You got this, Charlie!! Woop woop👏🏻

ACxo

IM SO PROUD OF HIM I COULD CRY! He doesn’t know how brave he is because wow ❤️

David C Witkin

Go IN, Charlie! Eat it up and leave NO crumbs!

DogBefriender22

This page and the emotions it’s bringing up in us all - pride, admiration, inspiration, love, acceptance, cheerleading vibes (can’t think of the appropriate emotion for that! 😂) This is another reminder for me of why I fell in love with Heartstopper in the first place 😍 I’m old enough to be these students’ grandmother (only just!) and yet I’ve been so inspired, and moved, by the courage of this amazing group of friends, their love and acceptance of each other and how they stand up for each other in front of others ❤️ Nick Nelson really is my life hero now… ‘I like my life, I like who I am’ - I’m so thankful to Alice for creating this knowing the profound impact HS can and has had on peoples lives starting for a young age, to be their authentic selves. If only I had this to inspire me when I was younger. But no regrets - I’ve found it now and I’m happier and more myself than I’ve ever been. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

Frances

Off to a great start 🏳️‍🌈🙌🏽

Sulagna Maitra

❤️❤️❤️❤️ sending you love!! Thank you for writing this. Sometimes I feel a bit old to be amongst all the younger crowd. But I am so grateful to have a safe space here because these kids (including Alice) have really put their finger on representation and what love is!! Reading Heartstopper, watching the show and being part of this fandom, has been so healing for me.

DogBefriender22

Thank you! 🥰 Absolutely echo everything you’ve said! Could t have said it better. It really is healing. It’s therapy actually x

Carina

YES CHARLIE!!! 👏🏻🫶🏻

Harriet Echo

I’m crying 😱🫠😭🥹🥰🩷💜

Adriane Tanjutco

I can’t wait to see how he follows up this opener!

Rose Diamond10

We knew you were building up to something epic! Oh my god the journey Charlie has made. The spark that caused us to all fall for him (including Nick) has grown into a glow so bright it can illuminate an entire school. What a character arc 💖

ally

i feel like a proud parent

Beam Bugge

alright, we're off to a great start!

Chris

if someone would have told me years ago that I would love and care about a drawn character, I would laughed so loud and told them to be serious but here I am, deeply concerned about Charlie Spring and being so happy and delighted about that :)

S S

🎶🎵he's so brave, he's well behaved, he is not afraid 🎵🎶 man, I love charlie

RCM

I love that when Charlie looks out into the audience, he doesn’t look at Nick, Tao, Aled or the rest of his friends. He knows he is talking to those peers who may or may not have judged him, talked about him, joined in on bullying him (actively or passively). He is looking them in the eyes, calmly holding onto the podium, and sharing his authentic truths. He’s gone from surviving awful whispers and hurtful jokes in the corridor, from facing inappropriate homophobic questions meant to ridicule him, to now claiming full control, “I am one of the only openly gay guys at this school.”🥹❤️‍🩹 I think I’ll sit on this page for awhile😭

Ariel

YES CHARLIE💕

NellieSayzBork

OMG CHARLIE!!!! 🥹🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️🙌🏻

gunclevanya

This is the moment where all of Charlie’s pain, struggle, hard work, healing, and self-discovery come into play. It’s like the launch pad for Adult Charlie. Nick was right when he said that Charlie knows who he is and what he wants. And he’s been through more than some of these privileged teens in the audience could ever imagine. He sees how he can use his experiences to help make things better for those who are facing similar paths. And now he’s built up the strength to act on it. Kick some ass, Charlie!

Claire

You have got this Charlie 🌈

Holly Roberts

Bravo!! You can do it!!! I am so proud of you, Charlie!!!

Bob Scardino

Fiction or non-fiction, that takes guts.

DogBefriender22

❤️ yes it really does feel like a big moment. What an awesome role model Charlie is - for all people, of all ages, and all walks of life, regardless of gender or sexuality. Such important messages for the whole world - Alice deserves some sort of Nobel prize. Truly.

Scott Whittall

Simply marvelous! Charlie starts right off with his superpower. Not only is he one of the only openly gay students at Truham, just by standing in front of them now, he is showing his classmates (and the world) he is by far the bravest and most fierce of all. I cannot imagine how many young LGBTQ teens will be truly inspired to reach for the sky by this very moment.

Ania W.

If someone had told me 4 months ago that at the age of almost 40 I would start reading comics and literally fall in love with this story, I would have started laughing hysterically. A big bookworm, reading crime stories and historical novels. After watching the series, I bought all of Alice's books (in electronic versions because waiting for 3 days for delivery seemed like a waste of time) and I read them during the week, often staying up all night. So I understand you perfectly.

NellieSayzBork

I bet it's taking all of Nick's strength not to scream "YASSS CHAR!!!!!" ❤️

Laura

I know this pages are a lot of work BUT this is torture 😂😂😂 I’m joking, I love your work, Alice ❤️❤️❤️

Nils

Yep heads on. Nice start. Some would go on like "oh look he is playing the gay card" But we all know what the next part is going to be. He will talk about the bullying and how he will make sure that no one has to endure something like that again.

boombroadcast

Yes Charlie! You’ve got this. 💕 I love the way he’s gripping the podium for a bit of stability. We can tell he’s not totally at ease, but he’s pushing through his anxiety and he’s gonna crush it. (One tiny nitpick - I think one of the boys in the second panel may be missing a neck! The kid sleeping is so real though, hopefully Charlie’s killer speech wakes him up!)

Rhonda Mitchum

And one of the only openly gay couple

Idaemilie

👏🏼👏🏼🥹 oh dearest Charlie wow! You are so amazing💓💓dunk dunk, my heart for you 🥹🫠🫠

Beam Bugge

considering that most (if not all?) of them are wearing grammar school ties, i think most of them are younger students who were not yet truham students when the bullying took place more likely, they've heard about what happened from other sources, which makes me think that charlie is about to assure them that he will try to make truham safer for the new students (aka his audience) and that is so sweet!

Robert

Thank you for saying that. I so totally agree. I've sort of fallen for these two and am almost obsessed by them (I AM old enough to be their grand parent). By watching HS I've learned and accepted so much about myself. I could not for various reasons be myself years ago but what is worse is that I have no-one I can talk to about it now. I think the biggest thing is that I have learned there are lots of different sexualities.

DogBefriender22

You can always talk to us on here Robert ❤️. I hear you - I too have learnt so much since discovering Heartstopper about all the different sexualities (I’ve done a lot of Nick Nelsonesque research) and now I understand myself, and other people, much better. I thought I was very open-minded before and very aware but HS really has helped educate me. Life is starting to make more sense. And I can only imagine that it’s the same for many other people in this community. Like you, I don’t really have anyone to talk to about it completely openly with - just one friend who I don’t see too often but I know she understands (and loves HS too). So being part of this community is amazing 😍 You hit the nail on the head - I have also fallen for Nick & Charlie big time. They are without doubt my favourite love story. And at my age I’ve read and watched quite a few! I have watched S1 and S2 too many times to count, and too many times to tell my family for fear of them thinking I’m irrationally obsessed! But I absolutely don’t feel irrational - quite the opposite. And I think I speak for many people here. - I feel more normal and more alive, more honest, and more authentically me since discovering Heartstopper. It teaches acceptance of humans in every and any ‘form’ and what love truly is. I’ve said it before but the purpose and reach of Alice’s work is profound. We are so grateful! I am starting to sound like a broken record now and have totally gone off topic and not talking about Charlie’s speech anymore, and this is getting reeeeeally long - sorry! - so I’ll shut up now (and get off my phone) but I honestly could talk about Heartstopper all day 😆 It’s so important to me.

Paul D

I'm glad he's just gripping the podium & not leaning on it - I leaned on one once and then realised it was on wheels 😅

Olav Gehle

Again be proves Nick right: Charlie is the strongest person he know. It’s so brave to stand before the whole school and say what he just did! 🏳️‍🌈🩵

Katha

It makes me really happy that we all can (virtually) came together here. From different countries/continents, from different backgrounds and different ages (I’m 43 years old). And just share, I think ❤️

Anna Deligio

I thought he was going to say they knew him as the guy who was bullied but no he started strong and beautiful with a strength. Coming out is so powerful. Even if everyone knows he's gay because that's what they've heard from others, to stand before them and say it centers him in his strength - let's him claim his story as his own. This is who I am. So brave. So proud of him. ❤️

Nick Jones

So proud of you Charlie! So brave! My hero! (Nick’s, too…)

ucfnurse

We’re all with you Charlie!!☺️😊👏💯❤️🩷💜💙🧡💛💚🖤🤎🤍❣️🌼🗣️🏫🌟💥✌️🕊️☮️

CinD

Show them Charlie… show them that you are actually MORE than just the gay guy from school 🥹

Tiffany L

Charlie never ceases to amaze me with his bravery, in all aspects.

S S

This is so well put, such an important page 🥹

margaux

charlie you’re doing amazing sweetie❤️

Harriet Echo

He’s so brave 😭🥹💜

Murgy

A moment that will hopefully inspire countless people going forward, showing that you can achieve great things no matter who you are. He has come so far, and he's only just beginning.

Siero

you can do it char!!!

Polythene Pam

This is a huge step for him, and I am so proud! ❤️

mayafu

Stand tall, show them all!

Katia Gómez

Yes, you are and you didn’t want to be and want to protect others. You’re so strong 😭😭😭🩷🩷🩷🩷

Juliette

Love this ! Charlie is so strong !